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TIL that Mars' Olympus Mons has such gentle sloping, that it would be impossible for a ground observer to see the entire mountain, as the curvature of Mars would obscure the view.

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16Wv7 TIL that "Van Der Beek" translates to "From the creek" in Dutch. James Van Der Beek starred in "Dawson's Creek" in the late 90s and early oughts.
jN0nQ TIL That the White Tailed Deer, generally considered to be herbivorous, have been caught on camera slurping baby birds out of their nests like candy and munching on human bones.
e0Np5 TIL about the Schweinemord - In 1915 due to World War I food restrictions and rationing, Germany decided to regard pigs as co-eaters with humans and tried to preserve supplies. Five million pigs were massacred in the so-called Schweinemord (pig massacre) to both make food and preserve grain.
wopno TIL that because the V2 rocket was fueled by drinking alcohol, during its development technicians would often drink the fuel, causing significant delays
XE8ED TIL WWII Japan's production of the famed Zero was hampered because the Mitsubishi factory in which they were made did not have its own airfield. Completed Zeros were hauled by oxen to an airfield 24 miles away. A shortage in feed supply starved the oxen, stranding newly made aircraft at the factory.